As anyone familiar with supermarket items can tell you – and now Mark Bittman of the New York Times does so[2] – meals from fast-food restaurants are not cheaper than many healthier options available to nearly every American. (HT Peter Minowitz)

[2] Mark Bittman of the New York Times does so: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

[3] George Will exposes the fishy-ness of government’s alleged efforts to regulate in the public interest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-arizona-nibbling-away-at-free-enterprise/2011/09/22/gIQA9B2erK_story.html

[4] Economist David Rose makes a solid case against the extension of unemployment benefits paid by government: http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0920/Why-Congress-should-not-extend-unemployment-benefits

[7] And Arnold on the follies of those who apologize for monopoly government K-12 “education: http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/09/i_dont_get_this.html

[8] Over at Division of Labour, Brad Smith reports yet more evidence that Pres. Obama’s understanding of even basic economics is, I put it this way, limited: http://divisionoflabour.com/archives/2011_09.php#007807